Local Builder Turns His Virginia Home "Green" Home & Design

Local Builder Turns His Virginia Home "Green"
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Inspired by a green remodeling seminar, Nash Construction president Gary Nash put his employees to work on making his home green. Located in Delaplane, Virginia, the house was completely remodeled with environmentally-friendly construction and resources. In the room shown here, the salvaged beams came from old textile mills and the fireplace stones were quarried on Gary Nash's property. A foundation-wide drainage system was installed with insulation to minimize temperature changes and water infiltration. More on the house below the jump...

Gary Nash and installed a HEPA air filtration system and used low-VOC glues, paints, and finishes. We love that the bathroom has "natural stone, dual-flush toilets, radiant-heated floor mats." The house is the first EarthCraft-certified home in Fauquier County.
Click here to read the full Home & Design article "An Eco-Centric Plan; Builder Gary Nash puts green-building practices to the test in his own EarthCraft-certified home."

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no no to the "entertainment unit"

posted by flobo on May 15th 2009 at 3:41pm
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Where are the solar panels?
Where is the grey-water retention/reuse system?
Where is the wind-turbine electrical generator?
Where is the geo-thermal heating system?

There's nothing green about renovating without at least one these things - particularly when it's a 7800 square foot house.

posted by bepsf on May 15th 2009 at 3:47pm
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I understand from reading the full article that he was in the schematic phase of this house when he decided to 'go green', so it wasn't a renovation in the usual sense of the word.
However, I wonder where the original appliances, cabinets, light fixtures, plumbing, etc. from his other remodeling projects are going? ? ?
Hope they're donated to Habitat for Humanity's ReStore (or similar organization) instead of going into some landfill.

posted by MaeEast on May 15th 2009 at 4:53pm
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Again!?! Seriously, AT, this is NOT a "green" home, this is "green-washing." Just because you use a few reclaimed pieces and low-voc paints to remodel your giant house (probably for a family of 4) doesn't make it eco-friendly. Totally sick of seeing this bull. Plus, it's an ugly home.

posted by sarrazak on May 15th 2009 at 5:13pm
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Agree with bepsf and sarrazak. This is purely cosmetic 'greening' so that the owner can invite his other (super-rich) friends over and they can pat themselves on the back about how 'environmentally conscious' they are.

No single family home this size can be considered green unless it is completely off the grid. (I'd also bet that the owners drive to and from D.C. every day. Not green!)

Blah!

posted by missmouse on May 15th 2009 at 6:45pm
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Why, a green McMansion. It's even worse than what it clearly looked like from the thumbnails. The "green-washing" is also aggravated by AT posting it as a bona fide green project.

posted by wally3 on May 15th 2009 at 8:23pm
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And yeah, ugly.

posted by wally3 on May 15th 2009 at 8:24pm
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One can see the quality!

http://brownbunnybyiris.blogspot.com

posted by brownbunnybyiris on May 16th 2009 at 3:12am
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Well, I really like it to be honest!

I think it's really warm and cosey even if it's not strictly green.

It's got all the qualities I would love in a home :)

posted by thirstyfortea on May 17th 2009 at 2:31pm
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Wouldn't just leaving the house as it was be greener?

posted by FantasticMrFaux on May 17th 2009 at 6:45pm
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